Remarks by President Biden After Marine One Arrival, 2021-03-24

South Lawn


 * Q Can Americans feel confident in the AstraZeneca vaccine?
 * THE PRESIDENT: (Inaudible) can’t hear a word you’re saying.


 * Q Can Americans feel confident in the AstraZeneca vaccine?
 * THE PRESIDENT: I haven’t gotten the final report today.  We haven’t used it at all.  We have it available, but we haven’t used it.  And I don’t know what’s — I’ve been gone all day.  I don’t know what’s happened today.


 * Q Have you spoken to Dr. Fauci about it?
 * THE PRESIDENT: Pardon me?


 * Q Have you spoken to Dr. Fauci about it?
 * THE PRESIDENT: Not as of today.  No, I haven’t.  Thank you.


 * Q Will you — will you increase the number of doses you’re going to give Mexicans and Canadians?
 * THE PRESIDENT: Well, that — that depends on how — what is finally approved.  Okay?  Thank you.


 * Q On North Korea, sir: Do you consider that to be a real provocation by North Korea — the missile launch?
 * THE PRESIDENT: No.  According to the Defense Department, it’s business as usual.  There’s no new — there’s no new wrinkle in what they did.


 * Q Does it affect diplomacy at all?
 * THE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.)

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